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15-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o

  • rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
  • rolle's theorem — the theorem that a differentiable function having equal values at the endpoints of an interval has a derivative equal to zero at some point in the interval.
  • rules committee — a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.
  • saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
  • sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
  • sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
  • second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secret mosquito — a high-pitched ringtone for a mobile phone, claimed by its distributors to be inaudible to most adults while remaining audible to children and teenagers
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-commitment — the act of committing.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
  • self-immolation — voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
  • selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
  • semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
  • semi-autonomous — acting independently to some degree
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
  • shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
  • simeon stylites — Saint, a.d. 390?–459, Syrian monk and stylite.
  • simple equation — linear equation
  • simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
  • simple majority — less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.
  • sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
  • sistine madonna — a Madonna painted by Raphael for the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza, Italy.
  • smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
  • smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
  • smoker's tongue — Pathology. leukoplakia in the mouth caused by irritation due to smoking.
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